Mother Eve’s Pudding Redux
By Erin Albritton, Head of the Gladys Brooks Book & Paper Conservation Laboratory Last month, we kicked off National Poetry Month by sharing a rhyming recipe for Eve’s Pudding from our manuscript...
View ArticleItem of the month: Scrapbook of Doctor John T. Nagle, One Album, Three...
By Christina Amato, Book Conservator Our item of the month is a scrapbook compiled by Dr. John Nagle from the years 1868-1900. Dr. Nagle was an employee of the New York City Bureau of Vital...
View ArticleFestival of Medical History & the Arts
We are excited to announce our first all-day extravaganza, co-curated by Lawrence Weschler, Morbid Anatomy, and the Center, and featuring esteemed speakers, artists workshops, behind-the-scenes tours,...
View Article17th Century Anatomical Striptease: Guest Post by Morbid Anatomy
Another series of most wonderful and enigmatic anatomical illustrations in the New York Academy of Medicine historical library collections are to be found in De humani corporis fabrica libri decem,...
View ArticleRemmelin’s Dissectible Cosmic Anatomical Extravaganza: Guest post by Morbid...
Johan Remmelin (1583–1632) was town physician of Ulm and Plague physician of Augsberg. He was also the man behind both the concept and the original drawings (engraved by Lucas Kilian) for the ingenious...
View ArticleRehousing the Diploma Collection
Today’s post was written by the 2013 Gladys Brooks Conservation Intern, Caroline Evans. The diploma collection at The New York Academy of Medicine contains over eight hundred certificates, diplomas,...
View ArticleHistory Night: Call for Papers
The New York Academy of Medicine’s Section on History of Medicine is pleased to announce its Annual History of Medicine night to be held on February 6, 2014 from 6:00 pm–7:30 pm. The event will take...
View ArticleHistory Night Presentations Announced
The New York Academy of Medicine’s Section on History of Medicine will hold the “Fourth Annual History of Medicine Night – Part One: Spotlight on New York” on February 6 from 6:00 pm–7:30 pm at NYAM,...
View ArticleWho Becomes a Medical Doctor in New York City: Call for Papers
The New York Academy of Medicine’s Section on History of Medicine is pleased to announce “Who Becomes a Medical Doctor in New York City: Then and Now—A Century of Change” to be held on December 11,...
View ArticlePresentations Announced for the Fifth Annual History of Medicine Night:...
The New York Academy of Medicine’s Section on History of Medicine will hold the “Fifth Annual History of Medicine Night: Insights from the Early Modern Period” on March 11 from 6:00 pm–7:30 pm at NYAM,...
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